"It's incredible that this is happening in the European Union." As tens of thousands of Catalans protest in Brussels, MEP and Puigdemont ally @ramontremosa demands the release of the four dismissed ministers and activists behind bars back in Spain

"Wake up Europe" and "Puigdemont is president," say the thousands of pro-independence Catalans marching through the centre of Brussels today. Many spent some 15hrs on buses from Spain just to attend this rally

Puigdemont won't be returning to Spain imminently and will continue to campaign for December 21 election from Brussels. One dismissed minister said they'd return if criminal charges against them lifted